Invalidity · first instance · 2020-06-16
000107223
Contested design: 005652401-0008
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested RCD is declared invalid, and the holder must pay the applicant’s costs fixed at EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text
The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. Registered Community design No 005652401-0008 is declared invalid. The holder bears the applicant’s costs, fixed at EUR 750.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
LEGO Juris A/S
Denmark (DK)
Koldingvej 2, 7190 Billund, Denmark
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
MAR 2000 OOD
Bulgaria (BG)
JK ‘Nadejda’l, 5, Stefanson str., 1220 Sofia, Bulgaria
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
Packaging design for LEGO Friends toy set No 41324 “Snow Resort Ski Lift”.
Toy set No 41324 “Snow Resort Ski Lift” / ASIN B06W2KC5R5 · Amazon.co.uk; LEGO catalogues; lego.com; lego.brickinstructions.com · disclosed 2017-06-01
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character, relying on the earlier packaging design of LEGO toy set No 41324 “Snow Resort Ski Lift”.
- ›The holder disputed disclosure, challenged the reliability of untranslated and internet-based evidence, and argued packaging design freedom was constrained.
- ›The Division found the internet and corroborating catalogue evidence reliable, accepted prior disclosure under Article 7(1), and held designer freedom was not limited.
- ›The contested packaging reproduced the earlier overall impression with only immaterial differences, so it lacked individual character and was declared invalid.
Deciding panel
- MemberMichele M. BENEDETTI - ALOISI
- MemberGailė SAKALAITĖ
- MemberBirgit FILTENBORG
Decision files
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| frfrançais (fr) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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